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DanMulligan Carrickfergus (60* d) Carrickfergus or Water Is Wide 28 Nov 00

Hi all,
I recently came across this song and was surprised that it hadn't come up in any of the discussions of "Water Is Wide"/ "O, Waly, Waly" over the past couple of years.
What is the history of this song? Which came first "Water is Wide" or "Carrickfergus?"

Here is an excerpt of the lyrics that I found in the DT:

I would swim over the deepest ocean,
Only for nights in Ballygrant,
But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over
And neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman
To ferry me over, my love to find
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-Joe Offer-

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